Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Who: Broken Social Scene from Toronto.
What: A sleepy version of the dancefloor Joy Division classic ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, recorded at half speed atmospherically with Kevin Drew singing in his deepest voice. Look for this song in the upcoming movie The Time Traveler’s Wife where BSS make a cameo as the wedding band.
Song: Love […]
Seems as I’m throwing in a catchup post every 5 of so. Probably means I’m not posting frequently enough, but I’m pretty sure I’m just at the point where I can barely handle it. Maybe I need to tighten up the filter a bit? Maybe not. I ask this as I’m ready to tell you […]
Who: Sea Wolf from Los Angeles.
What: Good timing. I was just wondering when I might hear new stuff from Sea Wolf. Follow the links below to get a taste from the upcoming sophomore effort White Water (due out in sept on Dangerbird). Many tourdates in the works, check them on his myspace page.
Song: Stanislaus (here).
Thom wrote on Deadairspace this morning that they were releasing a one-off charity song titled Harry Patch (In Memory Of). Harry Patch was the last surviving UK veteran of World War 1, who died recently at the age of 111. Thom writes: Recently the last remaining UK veteran of the 1st world war Harry Patch […]
Who: Bibio from West Midlands, UK.
What: A new artist on my summer radar isBibio, the recording name of the British music producer Stephen Wilkinson. Typically using electronically modified guitar melodies and droning synthesizer sounds in his pieces, many think he’s sounding part electronica and part traditional folk. I think its pretty psychedeliclly charged, mainly in […]